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The truth of our current hous-ing crisis lives outside in the streets. It’s unsheltered, cold,

raw — and doesn’t speak in plati-tudes.

That’s how Ibrahim Mubarak sees it, and it’s possible nobody in Port-land knows more about the topic than he. Known for strong advocacy and direct action tactics, he is once again at the center of local news after Commissioner Dan Saltzman and top housing officials rejected the Oregon Harbor of Hope proposal for Terminal 1 last month.

Mubarak was slated to be the mass shelter’s general manager. That may be why Saltzman killed it.

Saltzman and top staff at the Port-land Housing Bureau clearly aren’t

buying the unique part-nership rep-resented by top businessmen such as Homer Williams and Dike Dame working with a grassroots activist.

An Oct. 25 memo from Portland Housing Bureau Director Kurt Creager to Saltzman said the bureau’s “major concerns ... focus on the lack of prior expe-rience and demonstrated capacity of OHOH ...”

Williams told The Ore-gonian that Saltzman’s office wouldn’t work with Mubarak.

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The gas explosion that lev-eled a commercial build-ing at Northwest 23rd and

Glisan last month took a big piece of Portland history with it.

The Burkhardt House was built by an immigrant family who established a thriving florist business in the 1880s in what could then be described as coun-tryside.

The Burkhardt Brothers start-ed their Nob Hill floral busi-ness in 1883, which remained a fixture in the community until

the 1970s. Alfred C. Burkhardt immigrated to the United States from Lucerne, Switzerland; he purchased lots in North-west Portland in 1882. There was already a small house on the property (2275 NW Glisan St., listed as circa 1890 in the Historic Resource Inventory and demolished in 2000). That building was a step up from a log cabin, according to the June 1991 NW Examiner interview with Alfred’s daughter, Flora Burkhardt Erfeldt.

He dreamed of having a floral shop and realized that dream by

working with his brother Gustav and opening the second florist shop in the city of Portland. Alfred’s original home (replaced by the Allied Arts Building/Dosha Salon Spa) was distinc-tive, with its massive chimney, which was used to heat the house as well as the greenhouses on the property. Five Burkhardt children were born in that home (he had six daughters).

Tim Hills, the McMenamin’s historian, once held a reunion with the family at the Rams Head, where he interviewed Flora Bur-

No shelter

Blast knocks out a building with ties to early Portland florist business

Homeless advocate Ibrahim Mubarak

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View blocked? Look aroundPlanning Bureau suggests a different angle to see around taller developmentBy aLLan cLaSSen

No matter how bad it looks, city officials are still planning to give owners of a parcel on

Southwest Jefferson Street the right to obstruct views of the Vista Bridge.

The proposed solution is not to limit building heights but to des-ignate a novel angle of vision not affected by future construction. The city’s neck-craning solution would give these property owner/developers an extra 35 feet of height without tech-nically violating a designated view corridor.

The Portland Planning and Sustain-ability Commission weighed the pros and cons of this arrangement Sept. 27 and deemed it acceptable. The com-mission passed three motions recom-mended by bureau staff to implement the scheme.

Red flags were flying long before the commission affirmed the deal.

The front page of the April 2016 NW Examiner (“Why do you think they call it Vista Bridge?”) was illustrated by a hypothetical building blocking half of the bridge, as seen from Jef-ferson Street to the east. That image extended from land co-owned by

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A dark cloud hung over Northwest Portland after the Oct. 19 explosion. Photo by Dustin Johnsen Inset: The Burkhardt House was home to a florist business and a growing family in the early 1900s.

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Bridge fetishI read with concern the proposal for the Wildwood Trail bridge over Burnside [“Bridge over Burn-side,” October 2016].

I moved to Northwest 48th and Burnside four years ago, and—as a hiker and trail-runner—when I first heard about this proposal, I thought it was a compelling idea.

However, I have developed seri-ous misgivings. Burnside is a dan-gerous road. It lacks sidewalks and crosswalks and nevertheless has bus stops on both sides of the

road. To reach them, riders have to brave, unprotected, the 55 mph traffic speeding up and down the hill.

My daughters had to face that crossing daily to catch the bus to Lincoln High School. Having students cross Burnside without crosswalks, with the posted speed limit flagrantly ignored, at best constitutes negligence.

Instead of a bridge, the money could be used to build sidewalks, crosswalks and bus-turnouts all along Burnside to dramatically improve a road that has come

to serve as the major commuter artery into downtown.

To be cynical, this bridge is a fetish for the largely well-heeled (myself included) to bypass the dangerous traffic of Burnside. The same $2.5 million could be used for a crosswalk with cross-ing lights and a median-protected zone at the Wildwood Trail cross-ing, in addition to every other crossing to a bus stop.

This city has a bad habit of spending money on fetish proj-ects that serve the well-educat-ed and well-connected citizens

while neglecting fundamental ser-vices that should first be secured for everyone, like sidewalks and safe access to bus stops. Crossing Burnside safely is not a prob-lem unique to Wildwood Trail users;, it is a problem for every-one who wants to cross Burnside west of Tichner—and a problem that needs to be comprehensively addressed for everyone, not just runners and hikers.

Bill MesserNW Woodside Terrace

Behind the NIMBY charge

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The developers played the NIMBY card and ran the table.

Former law partners Tim Ramis and Mark O’Donnell have been trying for years to redevelop their former office property at 1727 NW Hoyt St. with something larger than their neighbors, the neigh-borhood association and Portland City Council will allow.

Their first proposal was a bou-tique hotel, but that wasn’t legal in a residential zone. They tried a six-story apartment building, but City Council said it would be too large to fit in the historic district. They wanted to demolish their 1919 office building, but because it was once a maternity hospi-tal associated with a pioneering nurse, that path was also blocked.

So they did what thousands of entitled developers have done before them: They cried NIMBY (not in my backyard), accusing neighbors of, for selfish rea-sons, blocking construction that would benefit society.

Oh, they were too clever to levy the epithet themselves. No one trusts developers or lawyers, and they are both. They got two women who head nonprofit hous-ing agencies to speak for them.

Ramis and O’Donnell are working with Northwest Housing Alterna-tives on a plan to put 160 apart-ments for low-income seniors on the half-block property. We’ll assume NHA is serious about

the project, and no one questions the need for more affordable hous-ing for vulnerable populations.

But that development is just an idea. And what the pair of bar-risters is pitching right now is the need to retain higher density zoning in their part of the historic district.

The Northwest District Associa-tion wants to cut the allowable building size in half to protect historic houses and buildings, which are much more likely to be demolished if a developer can build something substantially larger in their place.

If Ramis and O’Donnell get their way, they won’t have

to follow through with the senior housing project. The zoning rights will exist permanently for them and other developers to build homes for the rich, the poor or anyone between.

Northwest Housing Alternatives will have fulfilled its mission—in their eyes—by cloaking their economic goal in a more saintly purpose.

One factor militating against the senior housing project ever materializing is the developers’ insistence on a land lease rather than an outright sale of the real

estate. NHA has plenty of expe-

rience, but has never

in its 34 years

built on leased land.

Why do Ramis and O’Donnell insist on keeping title to the land? They say it’s because they want a steady stream of income over the years, but they would not return my phone calls, so I couldn’t get their response to another possi-bility.

After the City Council ruled in 2014 that they couldn’t demolish their historic building and that a replacement structure must be limited in scale, they appealed their tax assessment by arguing their property became less valu-able as a result of the limitations. They claimed their building was essentially worthless because no one would buy it.

They were quite persuasive. The county agreed and reduced the market value of their building from $3 million to $145,000 — a 95 percent reduction!

If they sell the property, it could show that their “worthless” real estate has a substantial and known value, and their whopping tax reduction could fly out the window.

Behind the seniors in their wheel-chairs, hidden in the shadows, there might be two smiling men, slapping palms and taking it to the bank. n

It’s no good, Mark. We’re going to have to get some nice social service ladies to make our play for pity.


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in Salt Lake City. She attended Grant High School and later worked as an operator for Pacific Northwest Bell. In 1946, she married Duane Autzen. They moved to Gearhart in 1988. He died in 2001. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Rowland; daughters, Christina Grady, Deborah Thomason and Barbara Conroy; son, Thomas Autzen; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Koren BackstrandKoren Backstrand, a Pearl District resident, died Oct. 20 of metastatic breast cancer at age 48. She was born June 20, 1968, in Portland. She

graduated from Catlin Gabel in 1986, and earned a master’s degree at Rutgers University. She designed websites as an independent contractor. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Backstrand.

Harold H. BurkittHarold Holman Burkitt, who grew up in Portland Heights, died Oct. 26 at age 83. He a t t e n d e d Ainsworth School and Lincoln High

School. He worked in recycling with ORPET in St. Helens and with Denton Plastics. He is survived by daughters, Katie, Barbara and Sarah; sister, Barbara; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Gary F. DavisGary F. Davis, a resident of North-west Portland, died June 28 of cancer at age 85. He was born in Portland on March 11, 1931. He grew up in Bea-

verton and graduated from Sylvan Grade School and Beaverton High School. He attended the University of Washington. where he studied classical languages, English litera-ture and history. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955 and in the Naval Reserve until 1959. He worked at the family business, Davis Audio Visual Service. He is survived by family members Eliza-beth, James and April Redfern; John and Lela Aden; and Thomas and Nancy Kikes.

Robert ‘Bob’ DurstWell-known local grocer Robert “Bob” Durst, died Sept. 26 at age 72 after falling from his horse near his home in Southern California. Durst

was born Nov. 18, 1944, in Port-land and attended Sunset High School. Durst took over the grocery store founded by his father in 1936 at Northwest 21st and Glisan streets. He operated the store, known for most of his tenure as Durst’s Thriftee Thriftway, for 30-plus years until its closing in 2000. Each month, he donated a share of sales on a given day to a local charity. He served on the boards of the Northwest District Association, the Northwest Neigh-borhood Cultural Center and was active in Rotary. He received the NW Examiner’s 1996 business per-son of the year award. He is sur-vived by his wife of 19 years, Jea-nette; daughters, Samantha Durst, Chirstine Caruso, Melissa Engen-hardt, Elizabeth Durst, Kysa Durst; and seven grandchildren.

Amelie P. KoenigAmelie P. Koenig, a resident of North-west Portland, died Oct. 1 at age 98. She was born Jan. 6, 1918, in Port-land. She attended Kellogg Grade

School and St. Mary’s of the Valley boarding school and graduated from Franklin High School. She attended business school and worked for the Portland Gas and Coke Co. She was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. In 1941, she married John P. Koenig; he died. She is survived by Denise Tuhy; Suzanne Burris; Julie, Bill, John, Yvonne and Bernadette Strand; 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

David T. OulmanDavid Theodore Oulman, a long-time Northwest District resident and youth coach, died Oct. 14 at age 49. Oulman was born Nov. 25, 1966,

at the old St. Vincent’s Hospital on Northwest Westover Road. He operated All Temp Professional Heating and Cooling and later worked at Guild Mortgage. He was a member of Congregation Shaarie Torah. He coached youth football, baseball and lacrosse. He is sur-vived by his son, Tao; and daugh-ter, Emmy.

William J. RadakovichWilliam J. Radakovich, who grew up in Slabtown, died Oct. 7 at age 90. He was born at old St. Vin-cent Hospital in Portland on June 26, 1926. He attended St. Patrick Grade School and Lincoln High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific for three years during World War II. He graduated from University of Portland in 1951. He

held positions with Multnomah County including the Sheriff’s Office, Civil Defense, Assessment & Taxation and Budget Office, and retired as director of elections. He was appointed by Gov. Bob Straub as president of the Oregon Dental Board. He married Sophie Bulich in 1953. He is survived by his wife; sons, Joseph, Michael and James; daughter, Ellen Harrison; sister, Eva Polich; and five grandchildren.

Owen H. TessmanOwen Harold Tessman, who was born in Linnton, died Oct. 7 at age 90. He attended Gibbs School in Sherwood and enlisted in the U.S Army in 1944. He graduated from Oregon State University and was a mechanical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He married Gertrude Ullrich in 1955; she died. He is survived by his brother, Dean; stepdaughter, Delorys M. Sharp; stepson, James R Ullrich; 19 step-grandchildren; and 28 step-great-grandchildren.

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Death NoticesRalph R. “Dick” Carlson, 80, grad-uate of Lincoln High School.

Stanley Goodell, 84, graduate of Lincoln High School in 1949.

Hugh M. Hall, 79, attended Lin-coln High School.

Obituaries for people who lived, worked or were connected to the neighborhoods served by the NW Examiner are published without charge as a public service. They may be submitted by the third Saturday of the month to: [email protected]


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Cheaper alternativesThere seems to be a much less costly means to make the Burn-side Street crossing safer for hikers along the Wildwood Trail than a bridge.There are three locations I know of that have installed yellow blinking lights and road stripes to allow pedestrians to cross: The Beaverton/Hillsdale Highway, the University of Portland entrance and Hall Boulevard at Fanno Creek. The lights flash when the button is activated at the crossing. This system would take a two weekends to install, not years.

Howard KronishSW Maverick Terrace.

No honor in pile drivingPortland has no upper limit on construction noise [“Developer holds firm to pile-driving deci-sion,” October 2016]. A builder can make any noise between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Satur-day. No permit is required for any location in the city. Hoyt Street Properties is exercising this right by using an impact pile driver to drive the foundation for condos it is building on Block 20 in the Pearl.

The impact pile drivers pro-duce noises of 110 decibels, loud enough to cause permanent hear-ing loss. Less than a block from the Block 20 construction site are four kindergarten classes from Chap-man Elementary School.

Representatives from the PTA and from several property owners asso-ciations have met with [Hoyt Pres-ident] Tiffany Sweitzer requesting that Hoyt use the much quieter auger drill to lay the foundation of the Block 20 building. No joy. Hoyt can and does plan to inflict 110 decibel noise on the kinder-garten classes as well as the people living in the 1000-plus housing units within two blocks of ground zero.

I would like to nominate Hoyt Street Properties for the “Bad Neighbor” award for disrupting the most people for the longest period of time. Congratulations Tiffany.

Brooks HickersonNW Ninth Ave.

Pile driving anachronisticAnother great, circumspect piece of journalism in the October edi-torial.

Hoyt Street Properties, hopefully, should be ashamed of the ill-ad-vised practice of pile driving.

I managed the South Waterfront for PREM Group when the Mirabella was being constructed. It shook the John Ross Condominiums and Meriwether, and was also utilized on Saturdays. I had to send com-munity-wide “email blasts” letting residents know of the schedule. Not popular. Those who worked from home and worked “grave-yard” shifts at Oregon Health & Science University and lived in the district were horribly incon-

venienced.

It is a practice from the early 1900’s industrial era. Each stroke moves the piling only 6 inches. Last I looked at the calendar it showed 2016,; not 1916.

Keep up the investigative and thoughtful journalism.

Jeff BelluschiNW Penridge Rd.

Pedestrians rushed by StreetcarThe editor’s comment in the last NW Examiner [Letters, October 2016] about Portland Streetcar stops being removed, was entirely accurate, but did not go far enough. Pedestrian walk lights are set to serve the Streetcar’s needs, too, but I’ve learned that the pedestri-ans’ needs are treated as optional only.

While crossing Southwest Harri-son Street, a streetcar suddenly braked to an emergency stop by my right elbow, and the driver leaned on his horn. I had no choice but to keep walking, since there is no place I could stop. He slid his window open and shouted abuse at me! I was outraged.

I’m elderly and walk with two canes. The walk light had turned orange after I started crossing. I realized that this walk light timing was part of the plan that included removing the streetcar stop at First and Harrison.

Harrison is primarily a residential

street according to the city’s Arte-rial Streets Classification Plan, and this residential infrastructure is a vital resource for the city.

The manipulation of walk lights has possibly deadly consequences that could lose Portland its AA bond rating. When elderly and disabled people simply can’t get across a street that they must cross, they are very likely to get hit.

The city’s bond rating depends not only on how long it takes for emergency vehicles to get to their destinations, but also on measures of pedestrian safety.

Barbara Wrench SW First Ave.

CorrectionsIn the October edition (Snap-shots), we incorrectly wrote that the Playscapes 7 equipment exhibited near Pacific Northwest College of Art would be consid-ered for permanent installation in the North Park Blocks. Instead, that equipment will be installed at Ventura Park.

Our story on Terminal 1 last month incorrectly stated that Melissa Jaffe did not attend either of the forums held by the project’s promoters in September and misidentified her office loca-tion. We regret the errors.

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Mubarak blames the city’s deci-sion on a tendency to stick with the status quo despite an urgent crisis that calls for fresh approach-es. In blunt terms, he said, the city’s nonprofit sector is impeding progress.

“We would have been getting that pot of money that they used to get, and they don’t want to share,” Mubarak said.

A former director of the Port-land Development Commission, Don Mazziotti said the same thing in different language.

“The proposal to establish a shelter facility managed by the private sector in partnership with the public sector proved to be a perceived threat to the stream of public funding that many of the providers in the nonprofit com-munity rely upon for their operation,” said Mazziotti, now direc-tor of OHOH.

Truth-teller, feather ruffler

Mubarak, cofound-er of Dignity Village and Right 2 Dream Too and head of an orga-nization called Right to Survive, is not one to varnish the truth as he sees it.

“[The OHOH proposal] was rejected because they named me to be operational manager,” Mubarak said. “They rejected it because they wanted some enti-ty like Central City Concern or [Transition Projects Inc.].

“A lot of advocates want to do

something, but they don’t know how to help. So I think [OHOH founder Homer Williams] did the best thing he could possibly have done. Maybe his intention was too much of a reach—a lot of people are not there with him — but a lot of people are not there with me.”

Mubarak paused, and chuckled. He said local nonprofits’ reluc-tance to get on board with an approach like OHOH is behind the city’s decision.

“From my understanding of w h a t ’ s going on right now, social ser-vices agen-cies and a c a d e m i c social ser-vices agen-cies are pulling out, they don’t want to have noth-ing to do with [Ter-minal 1].”

W h o ? Why not?

“ F r o m what I was told, Central City Concern pulled out, [Transition Projects Inc.] pulled out, and Portland Rescue Mission, and I think Blanchet House, and I think Home For Everyone pulled out. That’s what I’m told.”

Told by whom?

“It’s in the spectrum of people.” Mubarak laughed again.

(Some of the agencies men-tioned had a different interpre-tation of what happened. See

sidebar, “Agencies dispute characteri-zation.”)

How could Wil-liams and Dame, two of Portland’s most successful developers, let big social service and governmental agen-cies pull out? A Home for Every-one, for example, is a heavyweight coa-lition that includes Multnomah Coun-ty, the city of Port-land and the city of Gresham .

“They didn’t let them,” Mubarak said. “What happened, they was digging into the pot of gold that the social services agen-cies financed from, and [the agen-cies] didn’t want to share that.”

“How come the CEOs of these organizations is making anywhere from $250,000 to $400,000 a year when we are making nothing and more successful than they are? It’s 25 years that these city offi-cials and high-tech social service organizations have been yanking the chain of the public, saying ‘We need this much money to get people off the streets,’ and not doing it.”

The OHOH concept was approved 3–2 by City Council in August. Perhaps its greatest sell-ing point was Williams & Dame and partners’ proven ability to leverage millions of private sector dollars—meaning scarce public dollars could go to other needs.

Mazziotti was “very confident” they could raise the necessary funds, reporting soft commit-

ments for most of the $60 million to $65 million needed for the “full campus.”

Mazziotti and Mubarak say the OHOH would have been far cheaper to operate than tradition-al shelters.

“Everything that I’m involved with is low barrier and inexpen-sive,” Mubarak said.

The Terminal 1 idea, based on the San Antonio Haven for Hope model, was to be a shelter for the chronically or “high barri-er” homeless, with ultimately 400 beds and services for addiction, mental health and job training.

Given the proposed scale and a model that offers a “system of care,” Williams had hoped to con-tract with existing social agencies. Instead, its business plan listed merely “potential partners.”

On streets by choiceMubarak arrived for an inter-

view on a bicycle, in a long flow-ing robe. He left 45 minutes later with the words “Insha’Allah,” Arabic for “God willing,” a com-mon phrase for Muslims.

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Ibrahim Mubarak grew up in Chicago and remains a Cubs fan. Photo courtesy Ibrahim Mubarak

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Mubarak grew up in Chicago. At one point, he described his personal arc as — to paraphrase —“gangland” plus college plus street experience equals success.

“I used to lock myself in McDon-ald’s bathrooms and wash up, go to Nordstrom’s and spray cologne on me. Nobody knew I was home-less. But everybody’s not like me. A lot of people don’t know how to live on the streets.”

Mubarak uses the pronoun “we” referring to homeless peo-ple, and the terms “houseless” and “homeless” interchangeably.

“I do [live on the streets now] part time. I live on the streets by choice, sometimes I stay two or three days.

“I could go to any campsite or place where houseless people is at because I know them. I warn them, or just hang out with them. I drink with them sometimes, get high with them sometimes. I’m one of them. I’m with them, I laugh with them. We argue, we cry, we laugh.”

Having such a close relation-ship with people who in a shel-ter might be called “clients,” “guests,” or “residents,” is anath-ema to social services profession-als. Mental health treatment in particular is founded on clinical detachment.

For all their education, Mubarak said, the people who run local social service organizations don’t really know how to help those who need it most — and they’re not always willing to work with those who do know.

“I believe that is job security. They want the public money to go to their entities and not a bunch of people who don’t have letters behind their name involved in and making decisions.

“People are very reluctant to lose their clients, so they won’t get laid off,” Mubarak said. “I blame them because if you’re in the field of helping people get productive, why wouldn’t you share the wealth?”

Class over raceMubarak was among Black

Lives Matter protesters pepper sprayed by police at City Hall in mid-October, but he said race takes a back seat to class in the Rose City.

“To me, I think it’s your social status that matters here in Port-land. It’s a classist city, as much as a racist city. If you’re black and you have a lot of money, that’s cool. If you’re white and you have a lot of money, that’s cool. If you’re Native American and you have a lot of money, that’s cool,” he said.

“If you’re poor, it don’t make no difference what ethnicity you are — you’re outcast.”

Mubarak did not fit the model for running the largest homeless shelter in the city.

“From our standpoint, he is the most qualified general man-ager of a facility that we know of in the general region,” Mazziotti said.

However, Housing Director Cre-ager’s Oct. 25 memo notes: “The proposed leadership have insuf-ficiently demonstrated capacity

to oversee and manage day-to-day operations of an emergency shelter.”

Mubarak doesn’t accept that.

“Let’s look at our success rate, let’s shop and compare,” he said. “Nobody talking about the suc-

cess rate of these camps, these tent cities.”

Mubarak travels often, educat-ing and organizing in other cities. He’s fueled by a fiery passion for people on the edge—even if that means upending the status quo.

“It’s not about me,” Mubarak said, “it’s about people that’s sleeping on the sidewalk in the rain, in the cold, people that’s dying because they’ve been crim-inalized for getting barriers.”

With hope fading for Termi-nal 1, what’s next for Portland’s homeless?

“It’s time that we create mass mobilization within the house-less community,” he said.

A homeless “bill of rights” is central to his strategy. That, and tugging at the conscience.

“I’m your neighbor when I’m living inside a house, but the moment I move [outside] my house, I’m a monster. Why don’t I have the same rights as people who live on the inside, a right to sleep, use the restroom, shower, to employment, to use public space?” n

This article is adapted from the author’s blog, Poor for a Minute.

The Examiner contacted the agencies that Ibrahim Mubarak identified as pulling out of the Terminal 1 project. Three who replied said they remain supportive of private sector endeavors such as Oregon Harbor of Hope but never pledged to be involved.

“Mr. Mubarak is incorrect in his allegations that Central City Concern ‘pulled out’ of the Haven for Hope Project,” Director of Communications Susan Wickstrom emailed. “We were offered the opportunity to manage the project but turned it down because our agency is not an experienced shelter operator.”

Wickstrom added that CCC “stands ready to be helpful at the appropriate time and in keeping with our mission and capacity.”

“Portland Rescue Mission has not been part of the Terminal 1 project,” Marketing Project Coordinator Sunita Szabo said via email.

Executive Director George Devendorf said Transition Projects Inc. participated in OHOH planning sessions and provided input, and still supports OHOH’s long-range plans.

“Given the scale and severity of our homelessness crisis, we know that public funding alone will not get the job done,” Devendorf wrote. “Support from the private sector—and leaders like Homer Williams—will be essential as we work towards the day when all Portlanders have a safe, decent place to call home.”

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“This is what my father started out with, raised a lot of flowers. Then he built the greenhouses there later on. They kind of attached to the house, to the basement of the little house. In those days, our winters were very cold. My father would have to stay up all night and keep the fires going, so the flowers wouldn’t freeze in the greenhouse.” He would keep himself awake by scrap-booking.

Their second home, built in 1906 and designed by Emil Schacht, was conceived as a mixed-use building in the Queen Anne Vernacular Style.This is the home where the sixth child of the family was born.The brothers had long been working separate operations in part because the extension of Glisan Street past 17th in the late 1890s had split the property.

After Alfred Burkhardt’s death in 1915, his widow and children ran the florist business. They relocated the retail end of the operation to the existing triangular masonry building at Burnside and Vista in 1929.The odd contour of that building was necessary because the streetcar track passed behind the build-ing running from Burnside to Vista. It enabled the streetcars to turn the corner.It later became a bank and now is an insurance agency office.The business’ final move was to the Uptown Shopping Center where it sold flowers from 1959 to 1972.

According to a 1991 NW Examiner interview with Flora Burkhardt Erfeldt, the 1926 structure at 2230 Glisan St. (where William Temple House Thrift Shop has been since 1987) was once a garage built by her family.An apartment building in Nob Hill neighborhood also bears the family name. n

Through the Years

(Top) In this early 20th century photo, a greenhouse was between the Burkhardt House and the family’s earlier home at 2275 NW Glisan St.(Middle) By 1984, Burkhardt Florist had moved to the Uptown Shopping Center and several businesses had their turn there. City Archive photo.(Bottom) The house was largely hidden behind trees last summer. Page 1 photo and top two photos courtesy of Ken Smith.

The first five Burkhardt daughters in about 1900.

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Despite the news coverage and a special public meeting in March, at which neighborhood activists vented charges of con-flict of interest and appearances of impropriety, a revised draft of Central City view corridors still favored extra height for the half-block property at 1853 SW Jefferson St.

The latest draft trimmed allow-able height from 130 feet to 75 feet—compared with 40 feet in the current code—but even a 75-foot structure would blot out much of the sightline from the street and sidewalks below.

So planning staff decided it’s all a matter of perspective. Mov-ing the official viewpoint to Col-lins Circle at Southwest 18th and Jefferson about five blocks east of the bridge, one can still take in the entire span regardless of what may be built on either side of the street.

The thing is, no one stands on Collins Circle. It’s an island of stacked boulders and trees uncon-

nected to surrounding streets by crosswalks and inhospitable to anyone who might jaywalk to get there. The circle is filled by a mound of basalt boulders, a configuration designed by the late landscape architect Robert Murase in 1997.

It was meant to be looked at, not from. TriMet commissioned the project as part of the West-side Light Rail, and Murase’s son Scott said the objective was to keep people out of the circle, in part for safety reasons and in part to keep homeless people from congregating there.

BPS planner Mindy Brooks did

not provide that background in explaining a new use for the cir-cle to the commission.

“A local developer asked for heights to be increased along Jef-ferson Street to 75 feet to allow for typical five-over-one [story] construction,” Brooks said. “He noted that Jefferson Street is identified as acommercial corri-dor and 75 feet would support redevelopment around a light rail stop.

Without naming him, Brooks said the same source suggested moving the viewpoint.

Asked how many lots would be

affected by the increased height allowance, Brooks replied, “The main lot that that affects, and that’s a pretty significant one, is that lot right here with surface parking. Then there’s a building next to it.”

The building she identified is the former Esquire Motors garage; the parking lot served its customers.

Though divided into separate parcels, the properties have the same address (1853 SW Jeffer-son St.) and are owned by Jeffer-son Holdings LLC, which Oregon Secretary of State records show is registered to Petrusich and five others. It uses his home address.

Brooks justified the “slight” height increase as a way to “acti-vate ground floor retail and resi-dential above.”

She also emphasized the bene-fits of turning Collins Circle into a viewpoint.

“This would achieve several things,” she said.

It would add open space to a neighborhood deficient in that category and would improve “pedestrian connectivity.”

At that point, one commission member balked.

“I can’t see how you’re going to gain a public benefit as open

Only parts of Collins Circle provide a clear view of the Vista Bridge. Photo by Wesley Mahan

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“I’d have to see the design and the costs if you’re going to turn that traffic circle [into a view-point]. There are no surrounding uses.

“To establish a view as an excuse to then try to develop public open space—a park of some kind—I’m very skeptical.”

While the vote to increase the height limit on the Petrusich par-cel was unanimous, Bachrach and Eli Spevak voted against the Collins Circle viewpoint.

Spevak said he couldn’t justi-fy public expenditures on view corridors when the city is in an affordable housing crisis.

Tracy Prince, president of the Goose Hollow Foothills League, found the decision and process leading to it objectionable and undemocratic.

“Dan Petrusich was allowed to shape the view/height poli-cy behind closed doors with no representation by the neighbor-hood,” Prince said later. “The neighborhood literally had no knowledge of this proposed new viewpoint … until it was present-

ed by BPS staff to the Planning and Sustainability Commission in a work session where no pub-lic comment is allowed.

“This alleged viewpoint is clearly designed to benefit one developer and one property,” she said.

The Examiner asked commis-sion Vice Chair Chris Smith if Prince’s claims of a one-sided process were valid.

“It’s not atypical for us to gen-erate new language in a work session (or have staff suggest new language in preparation for a work session—which is what I think happened here), as we

try to respond to all the views we’ve heard in testimony,” Smith answered in an email.

“We don’t typically reopen a hearing after our work sessions to give the public a chance to react to our decisions,” he wrote. “Folks have a chance to second-guess us at City Council.”

Asked if what happened went far beyond refining known issues into adopting new policies hav-ing major impacts on the pub-lic and outside agencies without their knowledge, Smith accepted that as a fair summation.

Portland Bureau of Transporta-tion spokesperson Dylan Rivera

told the Examiner his department does not have a position on a viewpoint in Collins Circle but he “would be interested in learn-ing more about” the idea.

City Commissioner Steve Novick, who oversees the Bureau of Transportation, which controls Collins Circle, did not answer an inquiry from the Examiner about the unfunded mandate approved by the Planning and Sustainabili-ty Commission.

Reflecting on the commission action later in the month, mem-bers of the Goose Hollow Foot-hills League board were cynical about changing the viewpoint to accommodate a developer.

GFHL board member Eric Simon doubts that even that accommodation will happen any time soon.

“That will be in the 10- to 20-year plan, probably,” he said at last month’s board meeting.

“This has got to be illegal,” said GHFL member Sherry Salamon at that meeting. “It just doesn’t pass the smell test. Why do we have a planning bureau that gives special treatment to a few private developers?” n


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Properties elected to dampen con-struction noise during erection of a 21-story condominium tower on Block 20 next to The Fields Park.

It was not a total victory for opponents, who advocated for the quieter auger-cast method used on the last 12 major construction projects in the Pearl District.

HSP President Tiffany Sweitzer sent a long email to neighbors Oct. 6 outlining a new approach to sound control.

“Because we know that any noise is disruptive to all of us who live, work and play in this neighbor-hood, we are trying a new meth-od of wrapping acoustic sound-proofing around the pile driving area,” Sweitzer wrote. “This is a bit unprecedented in Portland, as it’s considered risky for the pile-driving crews, but it has had

some success in other areas, so our contractors are willing to try it.

“We’re confident our sound-proofing will help substantially lower decibel levels experienced by our neighbors,” she continued.

The company will also consider moving four kindergarten classes that meet a block from the build-ing site in The Ramona Apart-ments if it becomes necessary. HSP is working with Portland Public Schools to install sound-proofing at The Ramona and to

find an alternative to The Fields Park for recess.

Sweitzer’s email struck a more conciliatory tone than HSP’s past communications on the issue.

“Thank you for your thoughtful emails,” she wrote. “I have read every one of the emails and under-stand all of your concerns.

“First, I wanted to apologize for not sending this letter sooner. I know that has been frustrating for many of you.

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“The passion that I have heard from you this past month tells me that you care as much about this neighborhood as I do,” she concluded.

Pearl activist Mary Sipe, the prime organizer of a campaign involving picketing of HSP offic-es, a petition drive and perhaps a hundred or more phone calls and emails to HSP and city officials amid mounting media attention; took the announcement as a par-tial victory.

“It is disappointing that Hoyt has decided to stick with their plan to use the impact hammer, but I am not surprised,” Sipe wrote in an email. “It was a long shot that they would change plans at this stage of the project.

“While this is disappointing, we should be excited that we have accomplished this much.”

Sipe now plans to turn attention to a proposal from the Portland Noise Review Board to remove the exemption to noise limits cur-

rently granted for piling driving, require a noise variance for future pile driving and mandate noise mitigation measures if an impact hammer is deemed necessary.

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morning in a steady stream. Most were staring intently at their smart phones, hoping to learn what had happened. Power was already out, so they sat at the bar and tables in the dim light of the windows. The Nob Hill Bar & Grill has been a breakfast gathering spot for years. Throughout that long day, it would become a place to check on friends and neighbors in our beloved Northwest Portland. Slowly as we learned there were no fatalities and the injured would recover, a profound sense of gratitude settled on us all. Thankful for the best firefighters, police force, ambulance crews, volunteers and neighbors

in the world. Nobbys prides itself on being open 365 days a year for more than 30 years. The explosion at 23rd and Glisan streets wounded us all, but, like the physically injured at the site, we will recover. In this approaching Thanksgiving season, the staff and customers of the Nob Hill Bar & Grill will hold their friends and neighbors close to their heart.

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Smokehouse 21’s B.J. Smith has been a busy man. A very busy man.

Last summer, the barbecue pit-master seemingly vanished. His employees thought he was vaca-tioning abroad. His purveyors had no idea where he was. And his friends couldn’t figure out why he went radio silent.

We now know why: He was in South Carolina being filmed for the upcoming season of Bravo’s Top Chef.

But besides keeping that cat well inside its bag, Smith was also pre-paring to launch his most ambi-tious restaurant, Smokehouse Pro-visions, the barbecue-meets-Amer-ican comfort food spot that opened last month in Vancouver.

A few weeks before that, he teamed up with his friends—Han Ly Hwang, from the Korean barbe-cue food cart Kim Jong Grillin, and Akkapong Earl Ninsom, the chef behind the perennial sold-out Thai supper club Langbaan—to open Kim Jong Smokehouse, a Kore-an-American barbecue mashup, at downtown’s Pine Street Market.

And now he tells NW Examiner that he and his heavy-hitting culi-nary business partners are turning Smokehouse 21 into a second Kim Jong Smokehouse.

So what does that mean for the neighborhood, which is losing its premier barbecue restaurant?

Well, we’ll be bidding adieu to baby back ribs, macaroni and cheese and braised greens, and saying bonjour to steamed pork buns, bibimbap bowls made with your choice of kalbi short rib, cured salmon, pulled pork, honey gochujang chicken or king oyster mushrooms, and occasional happy hour specials like a smoked kim-chi pancake and a beer for just $5.

Smith says KJS guests will still be able to enjoy Smokehouse 21’s pulled pork sandwiches. He says he and Hwang plan to not only keep them on the menu, but to

improve them by serving home-made milk buns made by Smith’s friend and superstar pastry chef, Renee Erickson, formerly of San Francisco’s Lazy Bear.

The rebranded space will be counter-service only, with plenty of grab-and-go options and dine-in seats for about 20 guests.

“I’m really excited to breathe some new life into the space,” Smith says, “but I’m a little sad, too, because what made it special was me being a fine dining chef who stepped away from all of that to make food that everyone could enjoy.”

“I’ve always thought smoked meats would be pretty good on a

Korean vessel,” Hwang says. “My end goal with Kim Jong Grillin and Kim Jong Smokehouse is for peo-ple to eat more Korean food and make it more accessible.”

He also says the partnership is unique among Portland chefs, some of whom possess prickly temperaments. “It really speaks volumes of B.J. to bring on two partners,” Hwang says. “He’s basi-cally setting aside his ego and get-ting down to business.”

The last day of Smokehouse 21 service will be Wednesday, Nov. 23—the day before Thanksgiving. (If you still want ribs and other smoked meats, you can always head over to Smokehouse Tavern on Southeast Morrison Street, so it’s not like all hope is lost.)

Once the holiday’s passed, Smith, Hwang and Ninsom will start the remodeling process, with plans to reopen Kim Jong Smoke-house on Dec. 1—the day that the first episode of Top Chef will air.

In the meantime, you have time—and incentive—to get your pulled pork sandwich fix. To celebrate its fifth birthday, Smokehouse 21 will be offering its beloved $10 pulled pork sandwiches for just $5 each.

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Kim Jong Smokehouse owners B.J. Smith (left) and Han Ly Hwang prepare for a new start in December. Photo by Julie Keefe


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Don’t feel like cooking this Thanksgiving? Then don’t, because Northwest District kitchens have your back, from Peruvian-spiced tur-key platters to traditional Thanksgiving Day spreads that run as low as $13 per person.

AndinaPortland’s premier Peruvian restaurant will again offer a three-course spread on Thanksgiving Day, 1-8:30 p.m., with turkey, braised with garlic, cumin and a three-pepper Peruvian sauce. The prix fixe meal costs $65 per per-son—that’s halved for kids 5 to 11 years old. (Children younger than that can order à la carte).1314 NW Glisan St., 503-228-9535andinarestaurant.com

Besaw’sFor its first Thanksgiving at its new location, Besaw’s will serve a tur-key plate that comes with stuffing, glazed carrots, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes with giblet gravy. Other options will include pumpkin and fatalii pepper soup, prime rib, pan-roasted salmon, pumpkin pie and a pear crumble with burnt honey ice cream and rum-soaked raisins.1545 NW 21st Ave., 503-228-2619besaws.com

BluehourBluehour is putting on a three-course, $65 prix fixe dining menu with options ranging from squash soup and seared foie gras start-ers, pork prime rib, pan-roasted salmon, sweet potato gnocchi and turkey roulade for the main course, and dulce de leche bread pudding, chocolate mousse and pear upside down cake for dessert. The dinner will be served from 3 to 9 p.m. Walk-ins are welcomed, but reser-vations are recommended.250 NW 13th Ave., 503-226-3394bluehouronline.com

The Feisty LambThis very quirky brunch and sometimes dinner spot specializ-es in South African fare, but on Turkey Day, it’s offering organic turkey with apple cider chardon-nay gravy, lamb bacon cornbread stuffing, ginger mustard cranber-ry sauce, curried hazelnut green beans, maple bourbon garam masa-la pie and pumpkin and dark choc-olate chunk cake. The prix fixe menu is $45 per person between 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. 2174 W. Burnside St., 503-206-4253

GP KitchenThis grab-and-go market won’t be open on Turkey Day, but it will offer stay-at-homers who don’t feel like doing all the cooking its annu-al Everything but the Bird package.

It’s exactly like it sounds. You roast your own bird at home while outsourcing side dishes. Think mashed potatoes, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce and gravy, all of which run between $8.95 and $13.95 per pound. Orders must be placed by Nov. 18.433 NW 10th Ave., 503-222-1563eatgpkitchen.com

Irving Street KitchenIrving Street Kitchen will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but staff will be on hand to pass off preordered turkey dinners. For $100, you can feed a small fami-ly with a maple bourbon-roasted half turkey, mashed potatoes, red eye gravy, collard greens, stuff-ing, pickled cranberry chutney and a baguette, with add-on options consisting of biscuits, salad, stuff-ing and butterscotch pudding. You must place your order by Nov. 16 (email [email protected]), and you must pick that order up between 10 a.m. and noon on Thanksgiving Day.701 NW 13th Ave., 503-343-9440irvingstreetkitchen.com

Nob Hill Bar & GrillOwner Greg Hermens cooks up a mean Thanksgiving Day spread comprising roasted turkey, mash-ers and gravy, Brussels sprouts, a dinner roll and a slice of pumpkin pie to cap it off—all for the impos-

sibly low price of $13. Even if you are cooking at home, you can swing by for a nightcap because Nobby’s will be open till 2:30 a.m.—as usual.937 NW 23rd Ave., 503-274-9616

Park KitchenPark Kitchen’s David Sapp is offer-ing carryout dinners of Brussels sprouts, braised collard greens, double chocolate tarts, apple rum cakes and flank steak salads, which come with sherried onions, blue cheese and parsley. Place your order by calling by Nov. 21 and pick your order up on the evening of Nov. 23.422 NW Eighth Ave., 503-223-7275parkkitchen.com

Salt & StrawThe best way to beat the long lines at Salt & Straw is to go on Thanks-giving Day. The shop will be open 10 a.m -11 p.m., offering seasonal ice cream flavors, including sweet potato ice cream, buttered mashed potato and gravy ice cream, cran-berry-walnut stuffing ice cream, spiced goat cheese and pumpkin pie ice cream and, of course, a fla-vor that marries salted caramel with turkey in the form of candied skins and turkey fat. A veritable Thanks-giving feast in an ice cream cone.

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Portland Bagelworks leveled A massive explosion at the corner of North-west 23rd and Glisan Oct. 19 was heard and felt across most of the district. A subcontractor apparently damaged a gas line while digging in the lot where Plaid Pantry once stood. The blast took out Portland Bagelworks, Fetch Eyewear and the Art Work Rebels tattoo studio located just above it.

Across the street, Pizzicato’s windows were blown out, but it’s back in operation. Moon-struck Chocolate Cafe, in the building directly north of the explosion, is still closed for repairs.

The explosion leveled the 1906 Burkhardt Building where Rik and Kim Bartels’ Portland Bagelworks leased the first floor. It shot debris through the windows of nearby buildings and damaged at least a couple of vehicles. It also blew out most of the windows at the adjacent

Dosha Salon building.

The Bartels started a GoFundMe page to rebuild the business and tide over their workers. So far, they’ve collected about $9,000 toward their $50,000 goal.

“Today, a day like any other day, turned into a nightmare. Nearly 40 minutes after being told nearby workers had hit a gas line, our bagel shop exploded. Although we are fortunate that we had evacuated and our staff did not get hurt, there is nothing left. Gone. Our years of work could all be for nothing, if we can’t be up and running soon.

In addition, our team of bagel and sandwich makers are left with no source of income. No way to pay their bills.

Yes, there was insurance. But much of the equipment came with the building. And with-out the equipment, we can’t do business.

Your help can save our business…. And our team’s means of living.

We thank you for your help.Rik & Kim, Portland Bagelworks

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WHAT’S OPEN

Butterfly Belly open in Pearl After nearly four years on Southeast Division Street, Minh Tran’s Butterfly Belly moved to the former Noon in the Pearl space in August. Tran describes Butterfly Belly as a pan-Asian restaurant featuring teriyaki or Korean barbe-

Top Chefs, a pair of closings and one very big explosion

By chad WaLSh

After a slow September, Northwest Port-land’s restaurant scene made nothing but news in October—much of it great and some of it tragic.

Smokehouse 21’s BJ Smith was named a Top Chef contestant and will soon rebrand his tiny barbecue spot, turning it into a Korean-American barbecue mashup (see story on page 16). And a Michelin-starred Spanish restaurant is coming to the Pearl’s Cosmopolitan building, possibly by year’s end.

But there were plenty of sad stories, too. Davis Street Tavern shuttered, and Alexis Greek restaurant will fol-low suit in just a few days. And of course, there was the explosion on NW 23rd Avenue that leveled a building that housed three businesses and that severely damaged several others.

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Caffe Umbria303 NW 12th Ave.caffeumbria.com

A gleaming contemporary design with high ceilings, light stone floors and abundant stainless steel make this Seattle import a perfect fit for its heart-of-the-Pearl District environs. They roast their own up north for use here. The resulting drinks offer an assertive flavor less like the smooth medium roasts common among Portland micro-roasters and more like Starbucks, though without the latter’s burnt, sour notes. This is a large space, so seating isn’t usually a problem, though patrons can enjoy a quick morning shot stand-ing at the counter or one of the small high-top tables in the front of the room.

HOT TIP: Beer, wine and sandwich-es provide an alternative to the usual limited coffee shop fare.

PETTY GRIPE: Not a fan of the shiny, happy part-time Portlander crowd? Do all things Seattle bum you out? Best move along.

Coffeehouse Northwest1951 W. Burnside St.

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This venerable institution (by mod-ern coffee joint standards anyway) has been around since 2006. The walls are exposed brick. Weathered wood floors and counter plus a handful of tables commonly occupied by near-by apartment dwellers round out the cozy scene. Coffeehouse Northwest is owned by Adam McGovern, a latte art champion, so be assured of a care-fully- crafted macchiato, or whatever your favorite happens to be. The cof-fee is from Sterling, which McGovern also owns, and scrumptious pastries are brought in from a citywide favorite, Bakeshop.

HOT TIP: If you can’t find a seat (or even if you can), enjoy the rotating art exhibits that fill the walls.

PETTY GRIPE: You can’t escape the sound and fury of Burnside traffic whizzing by.

Courier Coffee923 SW Oak St.

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Chipotle opens on W. BurnsideChipotle Mexican Grill, the popu-lar and recently troubled fast casu-al chain has finally opened its doors in the old Panda Express building on the north side of West Burnside Street. It’s open for lunch and dinner, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily.1933 W Burnside St., 503-719-6557chipotle.com

Pizzicato Pizza No. 14Marc and Tracy Frankel—the cou-ple behind the Lovejoy Bakers and Pizzicato chains—have opened their 14th pizzeria in the Cos-mopolitan building in the Pearl. According to general manager Felix Rippel, it will have some attrac-tions not available at their other pizzerias: cocktails, drip coffee and pastries from Lovejoy Bakers. The 46-seat space will also have patio seating.1265 NW 10th Ave., 503-224-9505pizzicatopizza.com

WHAT’S NEW

Park Kitchen still smokin’If you missed the food festival Feast’s recent Smoked! event in the Pearl District, you missed out on

Park Kitchen’s boilermaker sundae (bourbon ice cream, caramel and malted whip cream topped with a beer nut and cocoa nibs granola). But you don’t need to regret it, because the dessert’s now on Park Kitchen’s fall menu. The menu also includes grilled pork with braised collard greens and cider funnel cake; smoked Brussels sprouts with grilled oyster mushrooms and sunchoke cream; and a roasted beet, smoked sable, sour cream and pumpernickel plate reminiscent of an old school Jewish deli.422 NW Eighth Ave., 503-223-7275parkkitchen.com

Serratto owners buy Lighthouse InnAlex and Julie Bond, the couple behind the Serratto and Saint Cup-cake empire, have taken over Lin-nton’s 60-year-old Lighthouse Inn. They plan a menu that it will appeal to newcomers and long-time regulars. Expect scratch-made everything—from dry-aged prime rib, chicken-fried steak and hand-cut fries to house-brined corned beef Reubens served on special-ly made Ken’s Artisan rye bread. With a name like the Lighthouse, Bond says guests would see an array of seafood. “This place has seen a lot,” Bond said. “It has an authentic history and has such a good vibe when you walk in.” He’s keeping the pool table and has added a buck hunting video game in time for hunting season. 10808 St. Helens Rd., 503-240-8827lighthousepdx.com

St. Jack welcomes new chef St. Jack chef-owner Aaron Barnett has announced that Jacob Harth

has taken over as the restaurant’s new day-to-day chef. Barnett said Harth is working on creative sand-wiches for the French restaurant’s bar menu. St. Jack will also host a block party from 6-10 p.m. on Nov. 19 to celebrate this year’s local and French releases, which will paired with snacks by local chefs, including Lardo’s Rick Gencarelli, Nostrana’s Cathy Whims and Cast-agna’s Justin Woodward.1610 NW 23rd Ave., 503-360-1281stjackpdx.com

WHAT’S COMING

Can Font in CosmoWill Portland support fine dining?

Spain’s Michelin-rated Can Font hopes so. While visiting Barcelona a three years ago, Portlander Vlad-imir Zaharchook-Williams visited a small town to the northwest to try Joseph Vidal’s Michelin-starred Can Font restaurant. He was not disappointed. In fact, Vidal’s cook-ing struck such a chord with him that Zaharchook-Williams made plans to bring that cuisine to Port-land. The Oregonian reported that Can Font will open in the Cos-mopolitan building by the end of the year. Restaurant consultant and chef Jasper Shen said he’s been hired by Zaharchook-Williams and Vidal to help set it up. “Vlad wants to bring Joseph’s cuisine to Portland,” Shen said. “It will be Joseph’s restaurant—his cuisine, his food.” The 50-seat Can Font will serve lunch, dinner and possi-bly brunch. 1015 NW Northrup St. • boda-font.es

Pearl Tavern taking old Parish spotLast month, we reported that The Parish, the Cajun-Creole restaurant at the corner of Northwest 11th and Everett, closed overnight. Chefs- Table restaurateur Kurt Huffman (St. Jack, Grassa, Oven and Shaker, Lardo, Hamlet and Ox) and former NFL and Oregon Ducks quarter-back Joey Harrington have filed for an OLCC permit there. The chef will be Roscoe Roberson (Coopers Hall, Loyal Legion and Ración). We heard it won’t be a sports bar, but it will be a place where you can watch a game over a nice steak.

GOING, GONE

After 35 years, Alexis to closeSay goodbye to another old school restaurant. Alexis has anchored the corner of Northwest Second and Burnside since 1981. According to a Facebook post by Alexis owner Gerasimos “Gerry” Tsirimiagos, the Greek restaurant will serve its last meal on Nov. 7, so have your fare-well meal there before it’s too late. 215 W. Burnside St., 503-224-8577

Davis Street Tavern goneAfter eight years in business, Davis Street Tavern, the roomy restaurant along the MAX tracks at Northwest Fifth and Davis, has closed its doors. Owner Christopher Hanford did not return calls, and there is no word on what the space will become.500 NW Davis St.

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Community EventsCommunity GardenVolunteers are needed for a work party at the Kingsley Park Community Garden in Linnton on Northwest St. Helens Road between 114th and 115th avenues. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m.-noon. With the help of Portland Parks & Rec-reation, plans are for 30 garden beds ready to rent to gardeners next spring. To RSVP for this and other work parties, contact Devin Dinihanian at [email protected] or 503-823-6745. To get on the list for a plot at the garden, contact Laura Niemi at [email protected] or 503-823-1612.

Neighborhood cleanupSlabtown New Seasons and Solve will host a neighborhood garbage cleanup Saturday, Nov. 5, 9-11 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the front of the store. For more details, visit facebook.com/loveit-thenleaveit.

Homelessness forum

A forum on long-term plans to address homelessness will be held Thursday, Nov. 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at Congregation Beth Israel Social Hall, 1972 NW Flanders St. Marc Jolin of the city-county Home For Everyone program will

be joined on a panel by social service professionals and city of Portland crime prevention staff. The forum is sponsored by the Northwest District Association. For additional information, visit northwestdistrictassociation.org.

Thanksgiving potluck Hostelling International-Portland, Northwest is hosting a Thanksgiv-ing potluck feast Thursday, Nov. 24, 2-5:30 p.m., at 425 NW 18th Ave. The hostel will provide tra-ditional Thanksgiving fixings, and guests are asked to bring a side dish to share. RSVP to [email protected].

Holiday SalePortland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Ave., will hold its annual Holiday Sale of handmade prod-ucts Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Handmade arrangements, garlands, wreaths, garlands, topi-aries, kissing balls and decorative items for the home and garden will be for sale.

Wild Arts FestivalThe 36th annual Audubon Society of Portland Wild Arts Festival, celebrating nature in the work of artists and writers, will be held Nov. 19-20, at Montgomery Park, 2701 NW Vaughn St. The 37 fea-

tured novelists, photographers, poets, children’s authors, nonfic-tion writers includes Northwest neighborhood resident and author Ursula K. LeGuin, who will be signing books Sunday noon-4 p.m. Tickets ($8) are available online at WildArtsFestival.org or at the door. Children under age 14 get in free.

Restored mural

The newly restored 1938 wood marquetry mural at Chapman Ele-mentary School, “Send Us Forth to be Builders of a Better World,” by Aimee Gorham, will be un-veiled to the public Thursday, Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m., at 1445 NW 26th Ave. The restoration was funded by the State of Oregon’s Oregon Heritage Grant, the Juan Young Trust and the Autzen Foundation.

Burnside improvementsAn open house focused on four improvement projects along West Burnside Street will be held Wednesday, Nov. 9, 4-7 p.m., at Scrap PDX, 1736 SW Alder St. The projects include:

• West Burnside Multimodal Proj-ect improving pedestrian, bicycle and transit access at 18th and 19th avenues. Visit portlandore-gon.gov/transportation/70555 for more information.

• A sidewalk on the north side of Burnside between Northwest 24th Place to Uptown Terrace.

• A new traffic signal at the exist-ing crosswalk at 20th Place and closing the 25-foot section of 20th Place between Burnside and Mor-rison streets.

• Improved crossing for pedestri-ans at Interstate 405 on Burnside and Couch streets.

Holiday Arts Fair Skyline Artisans present their annual Holiday Arts Fair Nov. 19-20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Skyline Grange, 11275 NW Skyline Blvd. About 20 booths will showcase the work of local Skyline area arti-sans. Baked goods and other food will be available for purchase. For information, contact Ken Pincus at [email protected].


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By Thacher Schmid

Is rebranding different from renaming?

That question is central to a con-tinuing controversy over the Old Town Chinatown Community Asso-ciation, whose September board meeting was disrupted by 150 pro-testers because of a rebranding cam-paign.

Intended to stimulate investment in a neighborhood bypassed by a sizzling local real estate market, the OTCTCA’s move revealed divisions in the Chinese American commu-nity.

The rebranding effort is evi-dent in the association’s website, changed from oldtownchinatown.org to pdxoldtown.org; new banners planned for the neighborhood that say “Japantown” as well as “China-town;” and the group’s new Face-book, Twitter and Instagram names: “pdxoldtown.”

OTCTCA chair Helen Ying, who is Chinese American, said the asso-ciation’s move is a transparent mar-keting tactic with no deeper impli-cations.

“That is the brand,” Ying said. “The brand is Old Town with the subdistricts. The name of the neigh-borhood is Old Town Chinatown. I know that may cause some confu-sion.”

Hongcheng Zhao, an outspoken activist who was at the 1989 Tian-anmen Square protests, said the change didn’t involve Portland’s Chinese American community, catching them by surprise. He said the OTCTCA’s move is effectively a name change and diminishes the cultural history of Chinese Ameri-cans.

“That’s the lie,” Zhao said of the idea that it’s just a rebranding. “This is a tactic.”

The rebranding places Chinatown as one of five subdistricts equal to Japantown. It replaces its old logo, which was red and distinctly Chinese-looking, with a white cir-cle that Zhao and Raymond Wong, head of the Chinese Consolidat-

ed Benevolent Association, have objected to as culturally inappropri-ate for Chinese.

The OTCTCA minutes for its Sep-tember meeting, which Ying halt-ed prematurely due to the protest, suggest that along with the appar-ent downgrading of the Chinatown name, adding Japantown has been controversial:

“Helen reported that the Chinese community wants banners on Third and Fourth, and they do not want to share with Japantown. But some in the Chinese community are willing to have Chinatown on the west side of Third and Japantown on the east side of Third. Originally the con-cern was whether to alternate Old Town with China-town, but the mix of Japantown and Chinatown seems a bigger concern.”

A cultural-ly-based division along Northwest Third Avenue is not the vibe reflect-ed in the associ-ation’s slick new website, which has a “Foodies and Fun” section high-lighting clubs and restaurants.

Ying said that the Old Town China-town name survives in its officially designated historic district and in common usage, and that her group is endeavoring to be inclusive.

“What we’re trying to do is not to diminish one and highlight another, but really to honor the history of all,” Ying said.

Zhao said the Chinese American community is gathering its resourc-es and considering “another big [protest] in front of city hall.” He adds his group is contemplating forming the “97229 Club,” which he describes as “a combination of MAC Club and City Club in terms of the contents, but for Chinese commu-nity only.”

That ZIP code represents an area from the Northwest Heights to Beth-any and Cedar Mill, bordering Bea-verton—nowhere near Old Town Chinatown.

While Old Town Chinatown still has many Asian business owners, few Asians live in the neighbor-hood. Only 154 people, 4 percent of the area’s residents, identify as Asian according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

OTCTCA’s rebranding is part of the Portland Development Com-mission’s five-year action plan for

the area.

Ying said the associa-tion wants to emphasize the positives about an area often portrayed neg-atively in the news.

Zhao, a busi-nessman, said the Chinese A m e r i c a n c o m m u n i t y can revital-ize the area using its own resources.

“We are working on a

kind of Marshall Plan,” he said. “We are going to pull the money into Chinatown, and show the money to these people.”

Finding middle ground is never easy when it comes to efforts like the OTCTCA’s, said Simon Tam of The Slants, Portland’s internation-ally famous Asian American rock band, which courted controversy with its provocative name.

“The frustration here is rooted in marginalized communities who have experienced exclusion and oppression for over a century,” Tam emailed. “In one corner, you have the rebranding effort, which seeks to simplify the identity of the neigh-

borhood (with hopes of attracting new development). In the other, you have an aging population who believes in the importance of histo-ry and tradition. How can the city reconcile the two?”

According to Paul Leistner at the city’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement, the city has no part in this. “The city supports the neighbor-hood associations. It doesn’t control them,” Leistner said. “It’s an adult-adult relationship.”

A leading voice from Portland’s Japanese American community sounded a conciliatory note.

“This is not a rebranding effort but new marketing effort to help with the continued revitalization of what is known as a registered national historic district,” wrote Anne Nai-to-Campbell.

Naito-Campbell, Ying and others emphasize the National Park Ser-vice’s historic district for the neigh-borhood, New Chinatown/Japan-town. The NPS website recognizes both the Chinatown and the “Nihon-machi” Japantown histories.

Educator Koichi Kim, who runs a program for Asian international stu-dents affiliated with Portland State University and is ethnically Japanese but grew up in South Korea, said he wishes Old Town Chinatown had a name as inclusive as the Jade District.

That’s an area of Southeast 82nd Avenue from Division to Powell, rebranded by the Asian Pacific Amer-ican Network of Oregon, Portland Community College’s Southeast cam-pus and others in 2013 to emphasize its Asian American cultures.

Kim said both the Chinatown and Japantown names are vestiges of a historic but now bygone era in which the white majority saw all Asians as Chinese.

“[Chinatown] is almost derogato-ry in a sense,” Kim said. “We’re all bound up together. Calling all Asians Chinese was an insensitive way to describe people. Maybe they should come up with a more neutral name.”

Or, if Zhao is to be believed, maybe just leave well enough alone. Zhao said the Chinatown brand should stay, because in a few years it will be retro cool.

“It’s like old furniture from China used to be junk, right? But tastes change. All of a sudden it becomes something everybody wants. ... You can get a very high-end neighbor-hood there, and you can lose a lot.”

Will the OTCTCA reconsider its rebranding in light of the controver-sy?

No way, Ying said, the association will move forward.

“The branding part, that work is done,” she said. “We’re in the process of construction. No matter what you’re constructing, there are going to be some roadblocks.”

At the same time, she said of Zhao and other protesters: “We are going to take their input into consideration.” n

Chinatown rebranding divides Chinese American community


Hongcheng Zhao (at left in photo to the left) led protests outside the Old Town Chinatown Community Association meeting in Septem-ber. Photo by Joleen Jensen-Classen

Raymond Wong (above), head of the Chi-nese Consolidated Benevolent Association, objects to a new logo he considers culturally inappropriate for Chinese. Photo by Thacher Schmid

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Warby Parker, a national chain featuring affordable eyewear and socially conscious practices, opened on Northwest 23rd Avenue recently. The company was founded in 2010 and named for two characters in a Jack Kerouac journal. The store features classic arcade games, with all proceeds going to The Right Brain Initiative, a non-profit organization making arts education available to every K-9 stu-dent in the tri-county area.

Paid public parking is now available after 5 p.m. weekdays or on weekends at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center’s parking structure No. 1 at North-west 22nd and Kearney. The cost is $1 per hour, with a $5 daily maximum.

Nancy Lee, owner of Nancy’s Kitchen, is making plans to reopen at 2390 NW Thurman St. two years after “coming soon” signs were first posted at that address. A note on the shop win-dow seeks applications for sev-eral positions with the business.

Mabel & Zora, a women’s bou-tique at 748 NW 11th Ave., has closed after 10 years in busi-ness. Owners Corey and Tiffany Bean are moving to Texas, where Tiffany will focus on designing her line of clothing (tiffanybean.com).

Child’s Play Toys, 2305 NW Kearney St., will host a Star Wars promotion from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov. 12. Fifteen percent of sales all day will be donated to Chapman Elementary School.

The Pearl District Business Association will hold its second annual awards luncheon Mon-

day, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m., at The Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broad-way. Sixteen local businesses and individuals will be honored. Tickets are $40.

Albina Community Bank, a Portland-based institution with a Pearl District branch, has become a certified B Corpora-tion by meeting criteria related to public benefit. It is one of 10 banks worldwide to qualify. Its primary mission is promoting community development and economic opportunity for under-served sectors of society.

Developer Parker McNulty is contemplating a 64-unit apart-ment building between Thur-man and Vaughn streets on the west side of the street. It would involve demolition of two hous-es now in commercial use and an art gallery.

Directors of Food Front Cooper-ative Grocery, 2375 NW Thur-man St., voted to sell the house at 1821 NW 23rd Place next to its parking lot to reduce debt. The store has suffered an unex-pectedly large decline in sales since New Seasons’ Slabtown store opened five blocks away in 2015.


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A story about protecting histor-ic buildings has transformed into one about shelter for the

frail elderly.

That’s because the owners of the half block that includes the Ballow & Wright Building at 1727 NW Hoyt St. knew the Portland City Coun-cil was unlikely to go along with a large, market-rate housing project in the Alphabet Historic District. They tried that in 2014, but the council said no, in part because a six-story building with a 4-1 floor-area ratio would be too large and out of scale amid historic, single-family homes.

So Mark O’Donnell and Tim Ramis, who had their law offices in the building for many years, con-nected with the nonprofit Northwest Housing Alternatives, which drew up plans for a 160-unit facility for low-income seniors.

That project is in a preliminary stage, and NHA Executive Director Martha McLennan is not sure how many floors it might have. McLen-nan told the council last month that she is certain, however, that it can-not be built if the floor-area ratio for the area is reduced to 2-to-1.

“We know that restricting capacity

for housing development contrib-utes to the heating up of the mar-ket, which contributes to increased rents,” McLennan testified before the City Council last month. “Restrict-ing the capacity in high opportunity neighborhoods contributes to con-centrations of poverty.

“Both of those issues are serious concerns in Portland right now. We need to have more housing in gen-eral in the market, and we need to have economically integrated neigh-borhoods.”

But increasing the development potential of land encourages the demolition of houses to replace them with larger apartment buildings.

That’s why the Northwest District Association is trying to lower the floor-area ratio in the northern half of the historic district as part of the city’s comprehensive plan update.

The association concluded that a 4-1FAR (the equivalent of a four-sto-ry building filling an entire lot) would attract developers interested in replacing old houses with apart-ment buildings. A 2-1 ratio would greatly reduce the payoff for such a move.

The lower FAR was also presented as a “truth in zoning” concept. Rick

Michaelson, a Northwest District developer and activist who served 16 years on the Portland Planning Commission, said a 4-1 FAR in the historic district is misleading.

“The proposal is about truth in development,” Michaelson said. “Too many times we get calls saying they have this great property, and I can build 4-1 FAR. I know better. I know the conditions come down and reduce that.”

Code requirements for setbacks from lot lines and design guide-

lines requiring compatibility with surrounding structures mean no structure approaching 4:1 4-1 FAR is likely to be approved.

“I believe providing affordable housing is one of the most import-ant things we can do,” Michael-son continued. “However, I’m really concerned that at this time of cri-sis, affordable housing has trumped every other goal. I want to remind us we’re planning for the next 100 years. While we have a crisis today, we should not allow one goal to

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“But the most important thing is that the zoning reflects the clos-est reality to what’s desired and what’s there today and does not mislead people,” he concluded. Ramis’ law partner Ed Trompke claimed that the reduced FAR would remove more than “2 million square feet of potential housing” over 27 blocks, reducing the value of real estate by $30 million or more.

Those figures were questioned by Steve Pinger, a Northwest neigh-borhood activist and development consultant. According to his calcu-lations:

• The area proposed to have a 2-1

FAR is less than 771,000 square feet, or the equivalent of 19 of Portland’s 40,000 square foot blocks, not 27.

• Within this area, less than 125,000 square feet is feasible for redevelop-ment, that is characterized by par-cels that are not already developed at greater than 2-1 FAR, or not con-taining landmark or contributing sta-tus structures.

• In Northwest Portland’s RH-zoned areas (high density multidwelling zone), the maximum practically achievable density, given the zone’s setback and height limitations, is under 3.4-1, regardless of whether it has a 4-1 designation.

• This suggests that the decrease in

actual developable capacity of the area being proposed to be 2-1 FAR is less than 223,000 square feet, not 2 million square feet,

• The achievable density, moreover, is available only to the extent that a redevelopment proposal is com-patible in scale to its context in the Historic District, and the Landmarks Commission has seldom seen this as being anywhere close to a 4-1 density.

Trompke questioned Pinger’s fig-ures but asked not to be quoted.

Numbers aside, Northwest District Association representatives took issue with charges of NIMBYism and attempting to keep low-income people out of their “elite” neighbor-hood.

Those charges gained traction with local media, which accepted the assumptions planted by O’Don-nell and Trompke and repeated by nonprofit housing agency executives McLennan and Susan Emmons of Northwest Pilot Project.

“Housing growth? Not in my back-yard,” read a Portland Tribune head-line.

“New Rules Would Preserve a Ritzy Portland Neighborhood—And Block Apartments For Low-Income Seniors,” headed a Willamette Week story.

A drawing showed stooped seniors clinging to canes, walkers and wheelchairs.

“If we have a housing emergency, why are city officials pushing to lower height limits?” the subhead asked.

O’Donnell and Trompke were also given op-ed space in The Oregonian

to advance such interpretations.

In testimony before the City Coun-cil, NWDA President Karen Karls-son said, “We are so offended by all of the accusations. There’s been arti-cle upon article in the newspapers.

“We’re experiencing great growth in our neighborhood, and for the last couple of years, we’ve added 1,200 units. Our biggest dislike is that none of it is affordable.

“We have over 800 regulated affordable housing units. We’ve been asking for them even when other neighborhoods were saying no. The median income here is just under $35,000, and we have a lot of market affordable housing we are going to lose in that core.

“The Northwest District Plan is the only plan outside the central city that has an affordable housing bonus. We have an affordable hous-ing bonus in our planned district. A few blocks north, you could build up to 7-1 FAR if you do affordable housing. We’ve been promoting it for a long time.”

In an NWDA committee meeting, she was more direct. “I want to speak directly to the media crap that’s been accusing our neighborhood of being elitist,” Karlsson said. “I am really offended by [their] continually charging us as elitist, which we are not.”

“The pot is getting stirred unnec-essarily,” Pinger said. “I’m offended that this is being used as a tactic.” n

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Northrup Market property on North-west 21st Avenue, leaving it in the hands of a buyer and seller with their own entanglements to work out.

After the eccentric heir to the mar-ket’s longtime operators, Jeff Bald-win, sold the property for $1.1 mil-lion to George Fussell and John Haus-er earlier this year, Vic Remmers of Everett Custom Homes signed a deal to put a four-story mixed-use building on the 10,000-square-foot site—in apparent violation of Bald-win’s deed restriction. That restric-tion, in which Fussell and Hauser agreed to keep the existing building for 10 years, reduced the sale price by about $1 million, one real estate expert said.

The deed restriction may have had nothing to do with it, but Mary Garofalo of R/West, spokeswoman for Remmers and Everett Custom Homes, confirmed the developer is no longer involved “and has no fur-ther detail to share at this time.”

Meanwhile, Bureau of Develop-ment Services records show owner Fussell told a city inspector that Baldwin missed a 120-day dead-

line to remove his items from the property and “is suing” Fussell and Hauser, who own the property under the name Northrup Bros. LLC.

Circuit court records show no law-suit involving Baldwin or Fussell.

There was a reason the cover story in the June NW Examiner was head-ed “Strange sale.” Baldwin, who keeps a copy of the “Alien Invasion Survival Handbook” on his dash-board, was accompanied to a UFO festival by Fussell during the woo-ing process before the sale.

“Old PO [property owner] Bald-win has offered to buy back the property for $1 million more than he sold it for,” Fussell told Senior Housing Inspector Josiah Broom-field Oct. 13, city records show. “New PO does not think they will go this route, but it is possible.”

Baldwin declined to speak on the record.

“I have no comment about any-thing with that property,” Fussell said, when reached by phone.

It’s not clear what’s next. What Fussell told the city hardly clears it up:

“PO stated plan for building: ren-ovate and lease out space. Current legal issues stalling this. The deed stipulation of requiring building to

remain for 10 years may be removed; if they are, plan is to demo and build retail/apartment complex.”

The site could still revert back to Baldwin if Fussell and Hauser don’t make their payments, says a source with knowledge of the deal who insisted on anonymity.

“They haven’t flipped it. They have nothing to flip,” the source said. “They’re on the deed, but because it’s seller financing, [Bald-win is] like the bank. If they don’t perform under those loan obliga-tions, the property would revert to Baldwin. That deed restriction doesn’t go away.”

Renovating the existing building

may not be any easier. The new owners failed to check the build-ing’s structural integrity and sewer lines or do an environmental assess-ment, the source said.

Meanwhile, city officials confirm what Fussell said in May: The city is fining the owners $2,200 a month. The city of Portland also recent-ly passed a 1 percent construction excise tax, which could reduce mar-gins on a new development.

In late October, Fussell told the city he’s “moving forward with site cleanup/towing regardless of threat of lawsuit,” city records show. n

Nothing going according to plan with sale of Northrup Market

Developer backs out — is eccentric heir Jeff Baldwin still in control of property?


Upper Left: Jeff Baldwin hasn’t removed his vehicles and other property from the parking lot behind the old Northrup Market. Photo by Wesley Mahan Above: Jeff Baldwin contemplates the possibility that his family’s former grocery store will be razed. Photo by Thacher Schmid


Photo by Dina Avila

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Pearl District Elections & Annual Meeting

Thursday, November 10th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Irving Street Kitchen, 701 NW 13th Avenue

It’s time to elect our board members!The meeting will begin with brief updates about committee work over the past year, followed by elections. Join us for a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and participate in your neighborhood association.Appetizers and wine will be served. We have a great list of candidates, both current board members who are willing to serve another term and newcomers.The following people will be up for election: Bill Bagnall, Megan Da-vis, Reza Farhoodi, Chris Gann, Patty Gardner, Sara Hoeber, Melanie Kuppenbender, Bruce Levy, Jaclyn Mason, Dave Mitchell, Stan Penkin, Glenn Traeger, Jan Valentine.Voting is restricted to registered PDNA members, but the event is free and open to the public. Apply for membership (which is also free) at NWNW.org.

Hoyt Street Proceeds with

Impact Hammer Pile Driving

by Stan Penkin

Despite significant community objections and protests, Hoyt Street Properties is proceeding with impact hammer pile driving at its new Block 20 condominium project in the Pearl District. In a lengthy email to the community from Hoyt’s President Tiffany Schweitzer, she explained the rationale that soil conditions dictated the use of this method.The most recent 14 and upcoming projects in the neighborhood have utilized the far quieter auger cast method which has led many to believe that the reason for the decision is a financial one. Impact hammer pile driving is an intrusive method that causes disruption to the lives of those living and working in the immediate area. The community and Portland Public Schools were particularly concerned about the health consequences to the elementary school children who have classes in the nearby Ramona building and recess in the adjacent Fields Park. To help mitigate the problem, Hoyt Street has agreed to hold off on the pile driving when the children are present. The company has further taken steps to acoustically buffer the equipment to help reduce the noise.

W. Burnside SafetyImprovementsOpen House

Wednesday, November 9th

4:00 – 7:00 pm

SCRAP PDX, 1736 SW Alder St.SCRAP will provide staffed activities for children!PBOT has several related W Burnside projects in differing stages of design - come learn about the following:1. W Burnside Sidewalk Infill from

NW 24th to Uptown Terrace2. W Burnside and 20th Place

Crossing Improvement3. W Burnside Multimodal Project

(18th & 19th)4. I-405 Crossing Improvements on

W Burnside and NW CouchQuestions: Gabriel Graff, Project Manager, PBOT, 503.823.5291 [email protected] additional project details, nwnw.org/w-burnside-open-house/

GHFL Annual Meeting & Elections

Thursday, November 17th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Multnomah Athletic Club

Join the Goose Hollow Foothills League (GHFL) for the Annual Meeting and election of directors. Candidates for the six (6) open director positions this year should submit their personal statement of intent to the GHFL elections committee by Thursday, November 10th, to ensure their names appear on the printed ballots. Nominations by GHFL members may also be taken from the floor during the annual meeting. Candidates and attendees casting votes must be registered members satisfying GHFL’s eligibility criteria.Personal statements are to include:1. Intent to run as a candidate for one of the open director positions2. Legal name (and preferred name if different)3. Contact information including address, email, and phone4. Declaration that the candidate is a registered GHFL member5. Optional statement of no more than 100 words of relevant

qualifications and interests

Personal Statements: send to [email protected] or GHFL Elections, c/o NWNW, 2257 NW Raleigh St, Portland OR 97210 by Nov. 10th 2016 to ensure your name is printed on ballots.2016 Deadline to Register to Vote: Noon, Wednesday, November 16th. GHFL Membership Application: goosehollow.org/get-involved/become-a-member or contact NWNW at 503.823.4288.Questions: [email protected].

Frog Catchers Needed New Volunteer Orientation

Tuesday, November 15th, 7:00 pm, Linnton Community Center

We’re looking for a few good frog catchers. Northern red-legged frogs leave the forest in winter to mate in wetlands by the river. We catch them and ferry them by the rush hour traffic on Hwy 30. The task is mainly wet, cold and boring, with singular moments of amazing activity. We commit to being on call one night a week, December to April. Check us out at linntonfrogs.org and follow us on Facebook at @harbortonfrogs.

To sign up or get more info: [email protected] or 971.212.1854.

Neighborhood Mediator Training

Resolutions Northwest (RNW) is now accepting applications for their annual Neighborhood Mediator Training. This 34-hour basic mediation training and year-long mentorship is free in exchange for a one-year weekly volunteer commitment to help diverse neighbors and communities in Portland to resolve conflicts with each other.

Application due: November 23Applications can be obtained at resolutionsnorthwest.org/community/volunteer/ or 503.595.4890.

NW District Forum on Homelessness

Thursday, November 10th

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Congregation Beth Israel 1972 NW Flanders St.We know you have questions a n d c o n c e r n s a b o u t o u r homeless neighbors. Here is your opportunity to hear about: • Long term plans• Addressing the effects of

homelessness• How to help!Please submit questions in advance, northwestdistrictassociation.org


linntonNA.com

TOWN MEETING & BOARD MEETINGWeds., Jan. 4, 7:00 pm Linnton Community Center 10614 NW St. Helens Rd.

Litter Clean-upSat., Nov. 5, 9:00 amLinnton Community Center

Community Garden Work PartySat., Nov. 12, 9:30 amKingsley Park NW 14th and St. Helens Rd.

sylvanhighlands.org

MEMBERSHIP & BOARD MEETINGTues., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm Sylvan Fire Station 1715 SW Skyline Blvd.

hillsidena.org

BOARD MEETINGTues., Jan. 10, 7:30 pm Hillside Community Center 653 NW Culpepper Terr.

goosehollow.org

ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONSThurs., Nov. 17, 7:00 pmMultnomah Athletic Club1849 SW Salmon St.

Planning & Zoning CommitteeTues., Dec. 6, 7:00 pmFirst United Methodist Church1838 SW Jefferson St.

Public Safety, Parking, and Transportation CommitteeTues., Nov. 15, 6:30 pmFirst United Methodist Church

Ad hoc Membership Registry CmteWeds., Nov. 16, 7:00 pm The Legends Condominiums1132 SW 19th Ave.

Ad hoc Events CommitteeTues., Dec. 6, 5:30 pmThe Legends Condominiums

forestparkneighbors.org

BOARD MEETINGTues., Nov. 15, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Willis Community Building 360 NW Greenleaf Rd.

arlingtonheightspdx.org

BOARD MEETINGMon., Nov. 14, 6:00 pmHoyt Arboretum, Visitors Center4000 SW Fairview Blvd.

nwindustrial.org

BOARD MEETINGTues., Nov. 8, 7:30 amHoliday Inn Express, 2333 NW Vaughn St.

portlanddowntownna.com

BOARD MEETINGTues., Nov. 29, 5:30 Meals on Wheels Elm Court 1032 SW Main St.

Land Use & Transportation CmteMon., Nov. 21, 5:30 pm 1900 Building, Room 2500 B 1900 SW 4th Ave.

Public Safety Action CommitteeWeds., Nov. 9, 12:00 pmPortland Building, Room B 1120 SW 5th Ave.

Emergency Preparedness CmteMon., Dec. 12, 5:30 pmMeals on Wheels Elm Court

pearldistrict.org

ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONSTHURS., NOV. 10, 6:00 PMIrving Street Kitchen, 701 NW 13th Ave.

BOARD MEETINGThurs., Dec. 8, 6:00 pmPNCA, Hammer Board Room 237, 511 NW Broadway

Executive CommitteeWeds., Dec. 7, 9:00 amUrban Grind, 911 NW 14th Ave.

Livability & Safety CommitteeWeds., Dec. 7, 5:30 pmPortland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th Ave.

Planning & Transportation CmteTues., Nov. 15 & Dec. 6, 6:00 pmPNCA, Room 237

Communications CommitteeTues., Nov. 22 , 6:00 pmWe Work, 220 NW 8th Ave

Emergency Preparedness CmteMon., Nov. 14, 6:00 pmEcotrust Bldg, 907 NW Irving St.

[email protected]

BOARD MEETINGMon., Nov. 7 & Dec. 5, 12:30 pm Forest Heights HOA Office 2061 NW Miller Rd

oldtownchinatown.org

COMMUNITY MEETINGWeds., Dec. 7, 6:00 pmU of O, 70 NW Couch St.

BOARD MEETING Weds., Nov. 9, 11:30 amU of O, 70 NW Couch St.

Land Use Design & Review CmteTues., Nov. 15, 11:30 amU of O, 70 NW Couch St.

Livability & Public Safety CmteTues., Nov. 15, 3:30 pmOCOM, 75 NW Couch St.

Transportation & Mobility CmteTues., Dec. 6, 4:00 pmU of O, 70 NW Couch St.

Art History and Culture CmteWeds., Nov. 23, 11:30 am Non Profit Center, 221 NW 2nd Ave.

Business CommitteeThurs., Dec. 22, 10:00 am Society Hotel, 203 NW 3rd Ave.

Hospitality CommitteeThurs., Nov. 17, 6:00 pmemail for location, [email protected]

November 2016

Find calendar updates at: nwnw.org/Calendar

northwestdistrictassociation.org

BOARD MEETINGMon., Nov. 21, 6:00 pm Legacy Good Samaritan (LGS) Wilcox ACR 102, 1015 NW 22nd Ave.

Executive CommitteeWeds., Nov. 9, 8:00 am NWNW Office, 2257 NW Raleigh St.

Air Quality CommitteeMon., Nov. 14, 7:00 pmSilver Cloud Inn, Breakfast RmNW 24th Place & Vaughn St.

Parks CommitteeFri., Nov. 11 & Dec. 9, 9:00 amCoffee Time, 712 NW 21st Ave.

Planning CommitteeThurs., Nov. 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1 & 8 8:00 amCoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh St.Call to confirm, 503.823.4212

Public Safety & Livability CmteTues., Nov. 8, 6:00 pmLGS, Wilcox B, 2211 NW Marshall St.

Transportation CommitteeWeds., Dec. 7, 6:00pmLGS, Wilcox B

1st Saturday Clean-upSat., Nov. 5 & Dec. 3, 9:00 amNew Seasons Market2170 NW Raleigh St

2nd Saturday Clean-upSat., Nov. 12 & Dec. 10, 9:00 amFood Front Co-op2375 NW Thurman St.

3rd Saturday Clean-upSat., Nov. 19, 9:00 amElephants Deli, 115 NW 22nd Ave.

Forum on HomelessnessThurs., Nov 10, 5:30 pmBeth Israel, 1972 NW Flanders St.

Northwest DistrictAssociation

Forest ParkNeighborhood Association

Goose Hollow Foothills League

BOARD MEETINGWeds., Nov. 9 5:30 pmLegacy Good Samaritan Northrup Building 2282 NW Northrup St.

NWNW is prone to drama!Support the voice of neighborhoods while enjoying any 2016-2017 show by CoHo Productions. Reserve theatre tickets with CODE “NEIGHBORS” and 10% will be donated to NWNW. cohoproductions.org 503.220.2646


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Snapshots

Northwest Savier resident Catherine Peters-Graham was having lunch at McMenamins Tavern & Pool last month when Bruce Springsteen and local writer Chuck Palahn-iuk took the table next to her. Graham, who describes herself as a Springsteen fanatic since 1974, asked him to pose for a selfie. And he did.

Volunteers construct an 8-by-8-foot pod, one of four portable shelters being built for homeless individ-uals with funds and labor assistance from the family of Northwest Portland res-ident Andy Olshin. Two of the “hard tents,” as they are defined by city officials to comply with city codes, will be displayed in the Temple Beth Israel parking lot. Faith organizations willing to provide space for a pod are invited to contact [email protected].

Lincoln High School senior Michael Ioffe was named student of the month by Port-land Pearl Rotary. Ioffe, the son of Soviet refugees, led a recent walkout from the school and demonstration at City Hall in support of the school modernization bond. He also founded TILE, a nonprofit lecture series run by students in Portland and 17 other cities around the world.

Bob Metzler took this photo of migrat-ing geese flying south past the crane at

Northwest Ninth and Glisan from his home in the Gregory Building. The build-

ing will be a Canopy by Hilton hotel.

Jonathan Cohen (left), founder of Imagine Energy, over-sees installation of solar panels on the roof of Mont-gomery Park. The project to put 3,000 solar panels on four adjacent buildings will generate about 1 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, making it one of the largest photovoltaic installations in the city.

Scott Tice photographed the interior of the 1891 Holman House at 1500 SW Taylor St. before it was demolished last month. An 11-story apart-ment building will be erected on the lot.


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